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Autopsy completed for Hayden Panettiere; coroner cites cardiac arrest

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Greenville County coroner says actress Hayden Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in cardiac arrest Sunday at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina, after a 911 call and was pronounced dead about a half hour after the call. An autopsy performed Monday found no signs of trauma that would have contributed to her death, the coroner's office said, but the official cause and manner remain pending additional testing. Authorities said the 911 call came from an acquaintance and that Panettiere, a California resident, had been temporarily staying at the apartment complex where she was found. Panettiere rose to stardom as a child actor, voiced Princess Dot in the 1998 film A Bug's Life, and was known for roles on Heroes and Nashville; she had recently released a memoir describing struggles with addiction and mental health. Her father, Skip Panettiere, called her an "incredible light," and SAG-AFTRA mourned her sudden passing and extended condolences to her daughter, family and fans.

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Worth calling out. "Panettiere recalled being dropped from her Neutrogena spokesperson role after she discussed her postpartum depression: opening up about her struggles was considered a violation of the common 'morality clause' that allows corporations to dictate celebrities’ public behavior."

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